12/1 Well, The View From Saturday is over, and we are back into our Reading book. Spelling tests, grammar, and vocab will all be taken from the stories that we read, and our nightly homework will center around these topics as well. The class voted for Windcatcher by Avi to be the next class novel, and we will begin that once we return from the holiday break.
11/16
Essay Questions for The View From Saturday
*Choose one from the following options
A. The theme of this book is kindness. Give evidence of how this theme is true.
B. In literature, the plot (main idea) of a story is carried along by a series of causes and effects and decisions made by main characters. If a character makes an important decision, the plot of the book may be different. What were the important decisions or turning points of this story.
C. An epilogue is an addition to a story that tells what happened after the last page of the the last chapter. Choose a time in the future, and write a brief epilogue to the story of The Souls.
D. Explain the significance, or meaning, of the title of this book.
10/19
Writing Plan for the October Book Report:
Subject- the main character of a horror, mystery, your science fiction book.
Purpose- to describe the main character's traits (what they look like, act like, how they feel, how others feel about them)
Purpose- to explain why your book fits into its genre
Form - Essay form (final copy ready...typed, edited by more than one person, illustrated cover)
Audience - your teacher...so make it good :)
Voice - serious and informative.
10/12 We have begun reading the novel A View from Saturday. Our Spelling, Vocabulary, and Reading Comprehension will all be derived from the chapters we are reading. Additionally, we will be having discussion with whole and small groups about the characters in the story, the language in the story, and the story elements such as setting, plot, etc.
9/20/10 This week we will be exploring character and character traits. A well developed character in a story can make you unable to put the book down. A character may have traits that you can connect to, thus making you root for that character and travel along with them through the story. There may also be characters that have traits you do not like, and that can sometimes be fun too!..waiting for an enemy of a character to get a taste of their own medicine, or waiting for your hero to defeat that character ..either way, the book has you hooked!
9/13/10
We have begun reading Unit 1 of SF, and spent a good amount of time last week examining "what makes a sentence". We discussed subject & predicate, complete thoughts, and edited/combined sentence fragments to create 5th grade quality sentences. Coming up this week is a continued look at subject and predicates as well as a refresher on parts of speech.
8/30/10
English Language Arts will begin with Unit 1 of Scott Foresman followed by A View From Saturday by E.L. Konigsburg. Please try not to read ahead of time.
Thief Lord Mini-Essays....due Friday April 1st.
3/9/11
2/10
12/13 Check out this powerpoint from last years class on the story we just finished, Everglades.
12/1
Well, The View From Saturday is over, and we are back into our Reading book. Spelling tests, grammar, and vocab will all be taken from the stories that we read, and our nightly homework will center around these topics as well. The class voted for Windcatcher by Avi to be the next class novel, and we will begin that once we return from the holiday break.
11/16
Essay Questions for The View From Saturday
*Choose one from the following options
A. The theme of this book is kindness. Give evidence of how this theme is true.
B. In literature, the plot (main idea) of a story is carried along by a series of causes and effects and decisions made by main characters. If a character makes an important decision, the plot of the book may be different. What were the important decisions or turning points of this story.
C. An epilogue is an addition to a story that tells what happened after the last page of the the last chapter. Choose a time in the future, and write a brief epilogue to the story of The Souls.
D. Explain the significance, or meaning, of the title of this book.
10/19
Writing Plan for the October Book Report:
Subject- the main character of a horror, mystery, your science fiction book.
Purpose- to describe the main character's traits (what they look like, act like, how they feel, how others feel about them)
Purpose- to explain why your book fits into its genre
Form - Essay form (final copy ready...typed, edited by more than one person, illustrated cover)
Audience - your teacher...so make it good :)
Voice - serious and informative.
10/12
We have begun reading the novel A View from Saturday. Our Spelling, Vocabulary, and Reading Comprehension will all be derived from the chapters we are reading. Additionally, we will be having discussion with whole and small groups about the characters in the story, the language in the story, and the story elements such as setting, plot, etc.
9/20/10
This week we will be exploring character and character traits. A well developed character in a story can make you unable to put the book down. A character may have traits that you can connect to, thus making you root for that character and travel along with them through the story. There may also be characters that have traits you do not like, and that can sometimes be fun too!..waiting for an enemy of a character to get a taste of their own medicine, or waiting for your hero to defeat that character ..either way, the book has you hooked!
9/13/10
We have begun reading Unit 1 of SF, and spent a good amount of time last week examining "what makes a sentence". We discussed subject & predicate, complete thoughts, and edited/combined sentence fragments to create 5th grade quality sentences.
Coming up this week is a continued look at subject and predicates as well as a refresher on parts of speech.
8/30/10
English Language Arts will begin with Unit 1 of Scott Foresman followed by A View From Saturday by E.L. Konigsburg. Please try not to read ahead of time.